Electric motor.



0. R. MESTON & H. I. PINGH.

' ELECTRIC MOTOR.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 11. 1906.

PATENTED PBB.19, 1907.

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PATBNTED FEB. 19 1907. G. R. MESTON & H. I. PINGH.

ELECTRIC MOTOR.

APPLICATION FILED APB.11,1906.

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ELEGTRIG MOTOR.

APPLICATION FILED APR 11, 1906.

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Witnesses UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES R. MESTON AND HERBERT I. FINCH, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI,

ASSIGNORS TO THE EMERSON ELECTRIC MANUFACTURING COM- PAN Y, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, A CORPORATION OF MISSOURI.

ELECTRIC MOTOR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 19, 1907.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, CHARLES R. MESTON and HERBERT I. FINOH, citizens of the United States, residing at St. Louis, Missouri, have jointly invented a certain new and useful Imrovement in Electric Motors, of which the ollowing is a full, clear, and exact description, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawin s, forming part of this specification, in whic Figure 1 is a vertical longitudinal sectional view. Fig. 2 is a vertical cross-sectional view on the line 2 2 of Fig. 1'. Fig. 3 is a vertical;

cross-sectional view on the line 3 3 of Fig. 1; and Fi 4 is a diagrammatic view showing the fi Id-winding, including the startingcoils and their connections to the controllerterminals.

This invention relates to a new and useful improvement in electric motors, particularly alternating-current motors, wherein there are employed starting-coils through which the current is directed when the motor is started, said coils when the motor attains speed being automatically cut out. When t e motor attains speed, said armature automatically throws into operative position a clutch mechanism, whereby the armature becomes coupled to the shaft.

The object of our invention is to provide a motor having a simple form of mechanism for automatically coupling the armature to its shaft and cutting out the startin -coils.

By our improved construction t e armature revolves freely on its shaft in attainin speed, and when the desired speed is attaine the startingcoils are cut out and the clutch devices thrown into operative position, whereby the motor runs as an inductionmotor and in addition to which the armature is con led to the shaft by friction devices,

In the drawings, 1 indicates the armatureshaft mounted in suitable hearings in the frame of the motor, and 2 the armature-hub, which armature-hub carries pins or projections 3, there being preferably three of said pro'ections mounted on the armature-hub, sai armature-hub being mounted so as to freely rotate on the shaft 1.

4 is a clutch member in the form of a flanged disk which is fixed to the shaft 1.

The armature carries pins 5, which pass through elongated slots in contact-plates 6. (See Fig. 2.) There are two of these contact-plates oppositely disposed with res ect to each other, their ends being connecte by s rings 7, which springs tend to hold said p ates on the divided contact-ring 8. The two segments of ring 8 are connected in series with the startingcoils 11 of the motor, and the opening between said segments constitutes a break in the continuity of this cir cuit, which break is closed or completed by the contact-plates 6.

12 indicates the main field-coils, the terminals of which are connected to the starting-coils, as shown in Fig. 4.

Referring now to Fig. 3, it will be observed that the pins 3 pass through radial slots in weighted clutch members 9, connected together by springs 10.

In operation when the current is admitted to the motor, the lates 6 are in contact with the segments 8 of the divided contact-ring, completing the circuit through the startingcoils, causing them to be energized, and thus considerable tor no is developed in the motor so as to cause tie armature to rotate. It will be observed that the startin -coils are cut in by the plates 6 as long as t e springs which connect the plates 6 together are of sufficient strength to overcome the centrifugal force acting upon said plates, due to the rotation of the armature. When the armature attains the desired speed, however, the, strength of the springs is such with relation to centrifugal force acting upon the plates 6 that said springs will yield and permit said plates to fly outwardly and cut out the startlug-coils. The clutch devices carried by the armature are also of such weight with respect to their restraining springs that they will, when the armature attains the desired speed,

move outwardly made and substituted for those herein shown and described without in the least departing from the nature and principle of our inventlon.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new, and desired to be secured by Letters Patent, is-' 1. In an electric motor, the combination with an armature-shaft, an armature loosely mounted on said shaft, devices mounted on said armature constituting driv' elements of a clutch, a companion clutc member fixed to the armature-shaft, and currentcarrying devices carried by the armature, said current-carrying devices being in an operative position when the armature is attainin speed; substantially as described.

2. 1% an electric motor, the combination with an armature-shaft, of an armature loosel mounted thereon, centrifugally-opcrate clutch members operatively connected to said armature, a companion clutch member fixedly mounted on the armatureshaft, contact-making plates mounted on said armature, which contact-making plates occupy an operative position when the armature is attaining speed, said contact-making plates being rendered inoperative when the armature attains speed; substantially as described.

3. In an electric motor, the combination with an armature-shaft, an armature loosely mounted thereon, centrifugally operated friction clutch devices rotatably carried by said armature, a com anion clutch member fixedly mounted on t e armature-shaft, and centrifugallypperatcd contact-making plates which, when the armature is attaining speed, complete the circuit through the startingcoils of the motor, and, when the armature has attained speed, said plates are moved to an inoperative position so as. to cut out said starting-coils; substantially as described.

4. In an electric motor, the combination with an armature shaft, of an armature loosely mounted thereon, a set of radiallymoving plates mounted on said armature and constituting the driving element of a clutch, a companion clutch member fixedly mounted on the armatureshaft, contactmaking plates. mounted on said rarmature, which contact-making lates occupy .an operative position when tlib armature 1s attaining s sod and which are adapted to be rendere inoperative when the armature attains speed; su stantially as described.

5. In an electric motor, the combination with an armatureshaft, of an armature loosely mounted thereon, ins on said armature, a set of plates provi ed with elongated slots through which said plates constituti a clutc member, yielding means for hol irig said plates in an inolr erative position, a companion clutch member fixedly mounted on the armature-shaft, con tact-making plates mounted on said armature, which contact-making plates occupy an operativeposition when the armature is attaining speed and which are adapted to be rendere inoperative when the armature attains speed substantially as described.

6. In an electric motor, the combination with .an armature-shaft, of an armature loosely mounted thereon, a set of radiallymoving plates mounted on said armature and constituting the driving element of a clutch, a companion clutch member fixedly mounted on the armature-shaft, radially-moving contact-making plates mounted on said armature, which contact-maki plates occupy an operative position when t e armature is attaining speed and which are adapted to be rendered inoperative when the armature attains speed; substantially as described.

7. In an electric motor, the combination with an armature-shaft, of an armature loosely mounted thereon, a set of radiallymoving plates mounted on said armature and constituting the driving element of a clutch, a companion clutch member fixedly mounted on the armatureshaft, radiallymoving contact-makin plates mounted on said armature, and ie ding means for bolding said contact-ma ing plates in an operative osition when the armature is attaining slpeer said contact-making plates being rencred ino erative when the armature attains speed; sulistantiall as described.

In testimony w ereof we hereunto aflix our signatures, in the resence of two witnesses, this 9th day of IE ril, 1906.

CHARL is R. MESTON. HERBERT I. FINCH. Witnesses F. R. CORNWALL, Gnonon BAKEWELL.

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